Glossary
Terms used in accessibility research and practice. Each entry has a definition, common aliases, and category tags.
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- Western Aphasia Battery(also: WAB, WAB-R, Western Aphasia Battery-Revised)
- A standardized assessment tool used to evaluate language function in adults with acquired neurological disorders, particularly aphasia following stroke or brain injury. The WAB measures spontaneous speech, auditory verbal comprehension, repetition, and naming to classify aphasia…
- Word-Finding Difficulty(also: Word-Finding Deficit, Word Retrieval Difficulty)
- A language impairment characterised by difficulty retrieving specific words during conversation or communication, despite the person knowing the word and its meaning. Word-finding difficulties are a hallmark symptom of aphasia and anomia but can also occur in other neurological…
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